Riyad JOUCKA: Set up as an independent exploratory architectural lab in the Middle East, The second edition of AA Visiting School Dubai (AAVSDXB 2.0) advanced the research of the previous workshop by exploring avant-garde methods of materializing architecture. The outcomes consisted of a speculative body of work, representing a UAE pavilion for the upcoming Expo 2020 that will take place in Dubai.

The TWIST is a design and construction project developed by the Emergent Technologies and Design Programme (EmTech) at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. The project capitalizes on the material effects of milled plywood observed in 1:1 tests, thus making the experimentation process central to the design endeavor.

Matter Design (Brandon CLIFFORD & Wes McGEE): Architecture exists at the confluence of form, material, environment, and structure. While this odd set of bedfellows informs architecture, this overlay produces an experience for the occupant. . . .

IK Studio (Mariana IBAÑEZ & Simon KIM) is pleased to present Torqueing Spheres at the Socrates Sculpture Park. Commissioned by the park and the Architectural League of New York, Torqueing Spheres is a geometric and material folly of domes.

Simplus Design: Simplus Design founders, Sebastian Misiurek and Arianna Lebed have designed SuperMod, a 3-D printed modular wall system which creates a versatile aggregation of storage that is equal parts function and beauty.

Erin CUEVAS, Mike JOHNSON, & Jana MASSET: The use of carbon and glass fiber as construction materials presents opportunities for innovative architectural building practices, given the combination of their ultra-lightweight and high-strength characteristics.

The Billion Oyster Pavilion joins two of Governor’s Island most exciting enterprises: Figment’s City of Dreams and The New York Harbor School’s Billion Oyster Project. The pavilion will be constructed entirely from materials used by the Billion Oyster Project (BOP).